Douglas W. Stoddart (born March 5, 1952 in

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) is a private attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A native of Wellesley, Massachusetts, Stoddart graduated from

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in 1974, where he played on the Red Raiders men's soccer team, and Syracuse University College of Law in 1977. From 1978 to 1986 he worked for the

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District Attorney's Office. In 1986, Stoddart returned to Massachusetts to work as a private practice attorney in Natick. From 1991 to 1999, Stoddart represented the 5th Middlesex District in the

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. He resigned his seat after he was appointed as a judge in Middlesex District Court.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stoddart, Douglas 1952 births Massachusetts District Court judges Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Colgate University alumni Syracuse University College of Law alumni People from Wellesley, Massachusetts People from Natick, Massachusetts Living people